India, Aug. 31 -- A central ministry team from the central surveillance unit (CSU)-integrated disease surveillance programme (IDSP) and the technical support unit (TSU) project visited the metropolitan surveillance unit (MSU) in Pune on Friday, said officials on Saturday.

Dr Shubhangi Kulsange, joint director, IDSP-National Centre for Disease Control; Dr Pradipkumar Awate, team lead, TUS-MSU and Dr Amol Mankar, public health expert, TSU-MSU, who reviewed the facility, have appreciated the progress made in setting up the unit, said Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) officials.

Dr Nina Borade, health chief, PMC, said, "MSU is a special unit with laboratory facility aimed at understanding the nature and cause of diseases in an urban context ...